More Mecha for Pyramid 3-40: Vehicles

Tzeentch · 02-16-2012, 03:30 PM

-- Unfortunately for authors, you can only fit so many goodies in a block of c. 5,000 words! But, with the miraculous power of the internet tubes, you can get them for a low, low cost of nearly free! I've also done mecha designs in the past you may find useful, for example http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=58426
-- The following are designs that couldn't fit in the Mecha Operations article from Pyramid 3-40.

LANDSTRIDER DRAGOON WALKER (TL10)

Deep Beyond, p. 147

Developed in cooperation with Vosper-Babbage, this is a militarized Landstrider marketed as a specialized hostile-environment transport. It is built on a 30-ton (SM +5) hull, 45 feet long.

Front Hull
[1-4] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 20).
[5-6!] Robot Legs (Move 20; requires only one Power Point for all legs).
[core] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 4, and one control station).
Central Hull
[1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 15).
[4!] Medium Battery (turret with 20mm VRF electromagnetic gun, and two turrets with 30KJ VRF ultraviolet lasers).
[5-6] Passenger Seating (two seats each).
[core] Fusion Reactor (two Power Points).
Rear Hull
[1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 10).
[3-4] Passenger Seating (two seats each).
[5-6!] Robot Legs (Move 20; requires only one Power Point for all legs).

A single operator pilots the Dragoon.

TL Name dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
PILOTING/TL10 (MECHA)
10 Dragoon 20 +2/5 12 20 30 0.8 +5 1+8SV 20/15/10 -- $2.83M

Ground performance only.
If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 28/21/14.

COMBAT WALKER (TL9)
A generic combat mecha. It is built on a humanoid 10-ton (SM +4) hull, 30 feet tall.
Front Hull
[1-5] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 15).
[6] Tactical Sensor Array (comm/sensor 4).
[core] Control Room (C4 computer, comm/sensor 2, and one control station).
Central Hull
[1-4] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 12).
[5-6] Robot Arms (Grabber).
Rear Hull
[1-4] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 12).
[5-6!] Robot Legs ((Move 10; requires only one Power Point for all legs).
[core] Gas Turbine Power Plant (two Power Points).

It has the dynamic chameleon surface feature. It is operated by a single pilot.

TL Name dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
DRIVING/TL9 (MECHA)
9 Combat Walker 15 +4/3 12 10/10 30 0.1 +4 1SV 15/12/12 -- $1.05M

Ground performance only.
If using the armor volume rule, increase dDR to 27/21/21 and target SM is +3.

LIGHT TANK (TL10)
A less-mobile antagonist vehicle for your heroic mecha! It is built on a wedge-shaped 30-ton (SM +5) hull, 15 feet long.
Front Hull
[1-5] Diamondoid Armor (Hardened; total dDR 50).
[6!] Wheeled Drivetrain (Off-road).
[core] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 4, and no control station).
Central Hull
[1-4] Diamondoid Armor (Hardened; total dDR 40).
[5!] Major Battery (turret with 5cm rapid fire electromagnetic gun).
[6!] Medium Battery (two turrets with 3 MJ very rapid fire improved lasers, fixed 16cm missile launcher).
[core] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 4, and no control station).
Rear Hull
[1-3] Diamondoid Armor (Hardened; total dDR 30).
[4!] Wheeled Drivetrain (Off-road).
[5-6] Gas Turbines (two Power Points each).
[core] Fuel Tank (1.5 tons hydrocarbon fuel).

It has a dynamic chameleon surface and stealth features. It is unmanned, operated by an AI.

TL Name dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
DRIVING/TL10 (HEAVY WHEELED)
10 Light Tank 20 -1/5 12 4/30 30 0 +5 0 50/40/30 -- $8.54M

Ground performance only.
If using the armor volume rule, increase dDR to 90/72/54 and target SM is +4.

MEDIUM ATMOSPHERIC FIGHTER (TL9)
This is a stealthy planetary defense craft that can present a credible threat even to higher-TL craft that get too close. It has a streamlined 30-ton (SM +5) hull about 45 feet long.
Front Hull
[1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (total dDR 9).
[4] Tactical Array (comm/sensor 5).
[5] Major Battery (fixed 25mm VRF conventional gun).
[6] Spinal Battery (24cm missile launcher).
[core] Control Room (C4 computer, comm/sensor 3, and one control station).
Central Hull
[1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (total dDR 6).
[3-4] Major Batteries (fixed 20cm missile launcher each).
[5] Defensive ECM.
[6] External Clamp.
[core] Spinal Battery (central system).
Rear Hull
[1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (total dDR 6).
[3] Spinal Mount (rear system).
[4-5] Afterburning Turbofans (0.5G atmospheric acceleration each).
[5-6] Fuel Tanks (1.5 tons jet fuel with one-hour endurance each).

It has the ejection seat, stealth, and winged design features.

TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
PILOTING/TL9 (HIGH-PERFORMANCE AIRPLANE)
9 Medium Fighter 20 +4/5 12 10/1,250 30 0.1 +5 1SV 9/6/6 – $3.493M

Fuel tank endurance is 15 minutes per tank while using afterburners (Move 15/1,550).
If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 11/7/7.

ATTACK WALKER (TL9)
A bipedal combat walker. It has a unstreamlined 10-ton (SM +4) hull about 30 feet long.
Front Hull
[1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 9).
[4!] Major Battery (turret with 20mm VRF electromagnetic gun).
[5!] Major Battery (turret with 20mm VRF electromagnetic gun).
[6] Tactical Array (comm/sensor 4).
[core] Control Room (C4 computer, comm/sensor 2, and one control station).
Central Hull
[1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 6).
[3-4] Robot Arms.
[5] Major Battery (turret with 160mm missile launcher).
[6] Major Battery (turret with 160mm missile launcher).
[core] Fusion Reactor (de-rated; one Power Point).
Rear Hull
[1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 9).
[4] MHD Power Plant (two Power Points).
[5-6!] Robot Legs (Move 10; requires only one Power Point for both legs).

It has the ejection seat, stealth, and dynamic chameleon design features.

TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
PILOTING/TL9 (MECHA)
9 Attack Walker 15 +4/3 12 10/10 10 0.1 +1 1SV 9/6/9 – $1.565M

Ground performance only.
If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 12/8/12.

ASSAULT WALKER (TL9)
A somewhat more efficient version of the attack walker. It has a unstreamlined 10-ton (SM +4) hull about 30 feet long.
Front Hull
[1-5] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 15).
[6] Tactical Array (comm/sensor 4).
[core] Control Room (C4 computer, comm/sensor 2, and one control station).
Central Hull
[1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 6).
[3!] Major Battery (turret with 40mm RF electromagnetic gun).
[4!] Major Battery (turret with 20mm VRF electromagnetic gun).
[5] Major Battery (turret with 160mm missile launcher).
[6] Major Battery (turret with 160mm missile launcher).
[core] Fusion Reactor (two Power Points).
Rear Hull
[1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 9).
[4] Fuel Cell (one Power Point while active).
[5-6!] Robot Legs (Move 10; requires only one Power Point for both legs).

It has the ejection seat, stealth, and dynamic chameleon design features.

TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
PILOTING/TL9 (MECHA)
9 Assault Walker 15 +4/3 12 10/10 10 0.1 +1 1SV 15/6/9 – $1.49M

Ground performance only.
If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 22/9/13.

LAND/AIR MECHAFIGHTER (TL10^)
A transformable combat machine. It has a streamlined 100-ton (SM +6) hull about 60 feet long.
Front Hull
[1-5] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 25).
[6!] Major Battery (fixed 30 MJ particle beam).
[core] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 5, and one control station).
Central Hull
[1-4] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 20).
[5] Smaller Systems (three at SM+5): Two Robot Arms (ST20) and Medium Battery (two turrets with 300 kJ RF ultraviolet lasers and 0.5 tons cargo).
[6] Defensive ECM.
[core] Fusion Reactor (two Power Points).
Rear Hull
[1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 15).
[4] Fuel Tank (five tons hydrogen providing 7.5 mps).
[5-6] Reconfigurable System (Robot Legs, Move 10, to High-Thrust Fusion Torches, 1G acceleration each).

It has the stealth and dynamic chameleon design features.

TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
PILOTING/TL10 (MECHA)
10^ Mechafighter 30 +0/4 12 2G/7.5 mps 100 0.6 +6 1SV 25/20/15 – $21.13M

On the ground it has Move 10, Hnd/SR +1/3. Air performance is Move 20/1,750 and Hnd/SR +0/4.
If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 45/36/27 and SM +5.

Tzeentch · 02-16-2012, 03:31 PM

... and of course the ever-popular giant alien warriors!

Giant Alien Warrior
79 points
In your normal state you are an extremely large humanoid, but you can be shrunk down to human-size with special equipment. Commanders are often significantly larger than the rank-and-file (see Gigantism, p. B20).

Attribute Modifiers: ST+40 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size, -40%) [80].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+4.
Advantages: Alternate Form (Human; Trigger, rare, miniaturization chamber, -40%) [9].
Disadvantages: Increased Life Support (Massive) [-10].
Features: Unusual skin and hair color.
Variants
Clone Warrior: You are bred only for war, and are ignorant in the ways of science and this human thing called “love.” Add Clueless [-10] and Hidebound [-5]. -15 points.
Sexual Dimorphism: It is common that giant alien warriors are separated by sex, with specialized roles. For males, add ST+20 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size, -40%) [40]; females add DX+2 [40]. This adds ST+2 and HT+2 to the male Alternate Form, and DX+2 to the female. +40 points.

Tzeentch · 02-16-2012, 03:39 PM

... and a design that stretches the viability of Spaceships mecha (at least compared to the original version).

KUONOICHI 5 (TL9)

GURPS Mecha, p. 72

Disguised as a mild-mannered minivan, this family-friendly vehicle can transform into a humanoid mecha at the touch of a button! In the Cybermech Damocles campaign setting, it is used by the secret agency UNISTAR in areas where combat jets and battlesuits would be too conspicuous. It has a 10-ton (SM +4) unstreamlined hull.

Front Hull System
[1-5] Light Alloy Armor (total dDR 5).
[6] Major Weapon Battery (turret with 2cm very rapid fire conventional gun).
[core] Control Room (C4 computers, comm/sensor 2, one control station).
Central Hull System
[1-4] Light Alloy Armor (total dDR 4).
[5-6] Robot Arms.
[core] MHD Turbine (two Power Points).
Rear Hull System
[1-3] Light Alloy Armor (total dDR 3).
[4] Fuel Tank (0.5 tons rocket fuel proving 0.15 mps delta-V).
[5!] Reconfigurable System (Robot Leg to Chemical Rocket, 3G acceleration).*
[6!] Reconfigurable System (Robot Leg to Wheeled Drivetrain).*

* One Power Point powers both legs.
The Kuonoichi has a stealth hull. It is operated by a single pilot.

TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
DRIVING/TL9 (MECHA)
9 Kuonoichi 15 0/4 12 3G/0.15 mps 10 0.1 +4 1SV 5/4/3 – $0.964M

On the ground, it has Move 10 and Hnd/SR +4/3 with Robot Legs, or Move 4/35* and Hnd/SR -1/4 with Wheeled Drivetrain (using two Power Points). 54 Jump Points (see Pyramid #3/40, p. 5).
If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 9/7/5 and effective size is SM +3. Cybermech Damocles uses the Fast Transformation design switch (Pyramid #3/40, p. 8).
Variants
Typically carries three equipment packs, two with a Major Battery (fixed 16cm missile launcher) on the Front [4-5] locations and a Major Battery (handheld 3 MJ laser beam) on the Central [5] location. This weighs a total of 1.5 tons, which does not affect vehicle performance. Each pack costs $100K.

Mateus · 02-17-2012, 06:01 AM

These are very nice! I am sad that I will have to wait until next month to buy the new Pyramid...

Mateus

J. Edward Tremlett · 02-17-2012, 06:52 AM

Big thumbs up :)

the adventurer · 02-18-2012, 03:00 AM

This might be a good place to ask this question. Reconfigurable Systems, if you have a robot arm that transforms into a missile battery, is it assumed that that battery can fire while in Arm mode? Or can it not? My understanding is the latter is true.

I think that's my only real hang up when it comes to reconfigurable systems, because, to use Macross as an example, Valkyries can fire their micro missile volleys while in jet, gerwalk, or battroid mode. But with GURPS spaceships rules its not possible to have an arm and fire a shoulder mounted missile at the same time (if they're part of the same reconfig system)

PS: This thread is super useful for me, and the Pyramid: Vehicles article about Mecha was invaluable for my planned Macross campaign.

02-16-2012, 03:30 PM	#1
Tzeentch Join Date: Aug 2004	More Mecha for Pyramid 3-40: Vehicles -- Unfortunately for authors, you can only fit so many goodies in a block of c. 5,000 words! But, with the miraculous power of the internet tubes, you can get them for a low, low cost of nearly free! I've also done mecha designs in the past you may find useful, for example http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=58426 -- The following are designs that couldn't fit in the Mecha Operations article from Pyramid 3-40. LANDSTRIDER DRAGOON WALKER (TL10) *Deep Beyond, p. 147 Developed in cooperation with Vosper-Babbage, this is a militarized Landstrider marketed as a specialized hostile-environment transport. It is built on a 30-ton (SM +5) hull, 45 feet long. Front Hull* [1-4] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 20). [5-6!] Robot Legs (Move 20; requires only one Power Point for all legs). [core] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 4, and one control station). Central Hull [1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 15). [4!] Medium Battery (turret with 20mm VRF electromagnetic gun, and two turrets with 30KJ VRF ultraviolet lasers). [5-6] Passenger Seating (two seats each). [core] Fusion Reactor (two Power Points). Rear Hull [1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 10). [3-4] Passenger Seating (two seats each). [5-6!] Robot Legs (Move 20; requires only one Power Point for all legs). A single operator pilots the Dragoon. TL Name dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost PILOTING/TL10 (MECHA) 10 Dragoon 20 +2/5 12 20 30 0.8 +5 1+8SV 20/15/10 -- $2.83M Ground performance only. If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 28/21/14. COMBAT WALKER (TL9) A generic combat mecha. It is built on a humanoid 10-ton (SM +4) hull, 30 feet tall. Front Hull [1-5] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 15). [6] Tactical Sensor Array (comm/sensor 4). [core] Control Room (C4 computer, comm/sensor 2, and one control station). Central Hull [1-4] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 12). [5-6] Robot Arms (Grabber). Rear Hull [1-4] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 12). [5-6!] Robot Legs ((Move 10; requires only one Power Point for all legs). [core] Gas Turbine Power Plant (two Power Points). It has the dynamic chameleon surface feature. It is operated by a single pilot. TL Name dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost DRIVING/TL9 (MECHA) 9 Combat Walker 15 +4/3 12 10/10 30 0.1 +4 1SV 15/12/12 -- $1.05M Ground performance only. If using the armor volume rule, increase dDR to 27/21/21 and target SM is +3. LIGHT TANK (TL10) A less-mobile antagonist vehicle for your heroic mecha! It is built on a wedge-shaped 30-ton (SM +5) hull, 15 feet long. Front Hull [1-5] Diamondoid Armor (Hardened; total dDR 50). [6!] Wheeled Drivetrain (Off-road). [core] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 4, and no control station). Central Hull [1-4] Diamondoid Armor (Hardened; total dDR 40). [5!] Major Battery (turret with 5cm rapid fire electromagnetic gun). [6!] Medium Battery (two turrets with 3 MJ very rapid fire improved lasers, fixed 16cm missile launcher). [core] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 4, and no control station). Rear Hull [1-3] Diamondoid Armor (Hardened; total dDR 30). [4!] Wheeled Drivetrain (Off-road). [5-6] Gas Turbines (two Power Points each). [core] Fuel Tank (1.5 tons hydrocarbon fuel). It has a dynamic chameleon surface and stealth features. It is unmanned, operated by an AI. TL Name dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost DRIVING/TL10 (HEAVY WHEELED) 10 Light Tank 20 -1/5 12 4/30 30 0 +5 0 50/40/30 -- $8.54M Ground performance only. If using the armor volume rule, increase dDR to 90/72/54 and target SM is +4. MEDIUM ATMOSPHERIC FIGHTER (TL9) This is a stealthy planetary defense craft that can present a credible threat even to higher-TL craft that get too close. It has a streamlined 30-ton (SM +5) hull about 45 feet long. Front Hull [1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (total dDR 9). [4] Tactical Array (comm/sensor 5). [5] Major Battery (fixed 25mm VRF conventional gun). [6] Spinal Battery (24cm missile launcher). [core] Control Room (C4 computer, comm/sensor 3, and one control station). Central Hull [1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (total dDR 6). [3-4] Major Batteries (fixed 20cm missile launcher each). [5] Defensive ECM. [6] External Clamp. [core] Spinal Battery (central system). Rear Hull [1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (total dDR 6). [3] Spinal Mount (rear system). [4-5] Afterburning Turbofans (0.5G atmospheric acceleration each). [5-6] Fuel Tanks (1.5 tons jet fuel with one-hour endurance each). It has the ejection seat, stealth, and winged design features. TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost PILOTING/TL9 (HIGH-PERFORMANCE AIRPLANE) 9 Medium Fighter 20 +4/5 12 10/1,250 30 0.1 +5 1SV 9/6/6 – $3.493M Fuel tank endurance is 15 minutes per tank while using afterburners (Move 15/1,550). If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 11/7/7. ATTACK WALKER (TL9) A bipedal combat walker. It has a unstreamlined 10-ton (SM +4) hull about 30 feet long. Front Hull [1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 9). [4!] Major Battery (turret with 20mm VRF electromagnetic gun). [5!] Major Battery (turret with 20mm VRF electromagnetic gun). [6] Tactical Array (comm/sensor 4). [core] Control Room (C4 computer, comm/sensor 2, and one control station). Central Hull [1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 6). [3-4] Robot Arms. [5] Major Battery (turret with 160mm missile launcher). [6] Major Battery (turret with 160mm missile launcher). [core] Fusion Reactor (de-rated; one Power Point). Rear Hull [1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 9). [4] MHD Power Plant (two Power Points). [5-6!] Robot Legs (Move 10; requires only one Power Point for both legs). It has the ejection seat, stealth, and dynamic chameleon design features. TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost PILOTING/TL9 (MECHA) 9 Attack Walker 15 +4/3 12 10/10 10 0.1 +1 1SV 9/6/9 – $1.565M Ground performance only. If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 12/8/12. ASSAULT WALKER (TL9) A somewhat more efficient version of the attack walker. It has a unstreamlined 10-ton (SM +4) hull about 30 feet long. Front Hull [1-5] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 15). [6] Tactical Array (comm/sensor 4). [core] Control Room (C4 computer, comm/sensor 2, and one control station). Central Hull [1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 6). [3!] Major Battery (turret with 40mm RF electromagnetic gun). [4!] Major Battery (turret with 20mm VRF electromagnetic gun). [5] Major Battery (turret with 160mm missile launcher). [6] Major Battery (turret with 160mm missile launcher). [core] Fusion Reactor (two Power Points). Rear Hull [1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 9). [4] Fuel Cell (one Power Point while active). [5-6!] Robot Legs (Move 10; requires only one Power Point for both legs). It has the ejection seat, stealth, and dynamic chameleon design features. TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost PILOTING/TL9 (MECHA) 9 Assault Walker 15 +4/3 12 10/10 10 0.1 +1 1SV 15/6/9 – $1.49M Ground performance only. If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 22/9/13. LAND/AIR MECHAFIGHTER (TL10^) A transformable combat machine. It has a streamlined 100-ton (SM +6) hull about 60 feet long. Front Hull [1-5] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 25). [6!] Major Battery (fixed 30 MJ particle beam). [core] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 5, and one control station). Central Hull [1-4] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 20). [5] Smaller Systems (three at SM+5): Two Robot Arms (ST20) and Medium Battery (two turrets with 300 kJ RF ultraviolet lasers and 0.5 tons cargo). [6] Defensive ECM. [core] Fusion Reactor (two Power Points). Rear Hull [1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 15). [4] Fuel Tank (five tons hydrogen providing 7.5 mps). [5-6] Reconfigurable System (Robot Legs, Move 10, to High-Thrust Fusion Torches, 1G acceleration each). It has the stealth and dynamic chameleon design features. TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost PILOTING/TL10 (MECHA) 10^ Mechafighter 30 +0/4 12 2G/7.5 mps 100 0.6 +6 1SV 25/20/15 – $21.13M On the ground it has Move 10, Hnd/SR +1/3. Air performance is Move 20/1,750 and Hnd/SR +0/4. If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 45/36/27 and SM +5. Last edited by Tzeentch; 02-16-2012 at 03:44 PM. Reason: Added link to more designs.

02-16-2012, 03:31 PM	#2
Tzeentch Join Date: Aug 2004	Re: More Mecha for Pyramid 3-40: Vehicles ... and of course the ever-popular giant alien warriors! Giant Alien Warrior 79 points In your normal state you are an extremely large humanoid, but you can be shrunk down to human-size with special equipment. Commanders are often significantly larger than the rank-and-file (see Gigantism, p. B20). Attribute Modifiers: ST+40 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size, -40%) [80]. Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+4. Advantages: Alternate Form (Human; Trigger, rare, miniaturization chamber, -40%) [9]. Disadvantages: Increased Life Support (Massive) [-10]. Features: Unusual skin and hair color. Variants Clone Warrior: You are bred only for war, and are ignorant in the ways of science and this human thing called “love.” Add Clueless [-10] and Hidebound [-5]. -15 points. Sexual Dimorphism: It is common that giant alien warriors are separated by sex, with specialized roles. For males, add ST+20 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size, -40%) [40]; females add DX+2 [40]. This adds ST+2 and HT+2 to the male Alternate Form, and DX+2 to the female. +40 points.

02-17-2012, 06:01 AM	#4
Mateus Join Date: May 2008 Location: Curitiba - PR (Brazil)	Re: More Mecha for Pyramid 3-40: Vehicles These are very nice! I am sad that I will have to wait until next month to buy the new Pyramid... Mateus __________________ Link for my DF Campaign Game: http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/panorica

02-17-2012, 06:52 AM	#5
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02-18-2012, 03:00 AM	#6
the adventurer Join Date: Aug 2004	Re: More Mecha for Pyramid 3-40: Vehicles This might be a good place to ask this question. Reconfigurable Systems, if you have a robot arm that transforms into a missile battery, is it assumed that that battery can fire while in Arm mode? Or can it not? My understanding is the latter is true. I think that's my only real hang up when it comes to reconfigurable systems, because, to use Macross as an example, Valkyries can fire their micro missile volleys while in jet, gerwalk, or battroid mode. But with GURPS spaceships rules its not possible to have an arm and fire a shoulder mounted missile at the same time (if they're part of the same reconfig system) PS: This thread is super useful for me, and the Pyramid: Vehicles article about Mecha was invaluable for my planned Macross campaign.

02-16-2012, 03:39 PM	#3
Tzeentch Join Date: Aug 2004	Re: More Mecha for Pyramid 3-40: Vehicles ... and a design that stretches the viability of *Spaceships* mecha (at least compared to the original version). *KUONOICHI 5* (TL9) *GURPS Mecha, p. 72 Disguised as a mild-mannered minivan, this family-friendly vehicle can transform into a humanoid mecha at the touch of a button! In the Cybermech Damocles campaign setting, it is used by the secret agency UNISTAR in areas where combat jets and battlesuits would be too conspicuous. It has a 10-ton (SM +4) unstreamlined hull. Front Hull System* [1-5] Light Alloy Armor (total dDR 5). [6] Major Weapon Battery (turret with 2cm very rapid fire conventional gun). [core] Control Room (C4 computers, comm/sensor 2, one control station). Central Hull System [1-4] Light Alloy Armor (total dDR 4). [5-6] Robot Arms. [core] MHD Turbine (two Power Points). Rear Hull System [1-3] Light Alloy Armor (total dDR 3). [4] Fuel Tank (0.5 tons rocket fuel proving 0.15 mps delta-V). [5!] Reconfigurable System (Robot Leg to Chemical Rocket, 3G acceleration).* [6!] Reconfigurable System (Robot Leg to Wheeled Drivetrain).* * One Power Point powers both legs. The Kuonoichi has a stealth hull. It is operated by a single pilot. TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost DRIVING/TL9 (MECHA) 9 Kuonoichi 15 0/4 12 3G/0.15 mps 10 0.1 +4 1SV 5/4/3 – $0.964M On the ground, it has Move 10 and Hnd/SR +4/3 with Robot Legs, or Move 4/35* and Hnd/SR -1/4 with Wheeled Drivetrain (using two Power Points). 54 Jump Points (see Pyramid #3/40, p. 5). If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 9/7/5 and effective size is SM +3. Cybermech Damocles uses the Fast Transformation design switch (Pyramid #3/40, p. 8). Variants Typically carries three equipment packs, two with a Major Battery (fixed 16cm missile launcher) on the Front [4-5] locations and a Major Battery (handheld 3 MJ laser beam) on the Central [5] location. This weighs a total of 1.5 tons, which does not affect vehicle performance. Each pack costs $100K.